Academic Program
Four year Curricular Plan for a major in Criminal Justice.
Freshman Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester |
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Hrs. |
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Hrs. |
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ENG 111 (Composition I) |
3 |
COMO 101 (Speech Comm.) |
3 |
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BIOL 111 (Gen. Biology)(or higher) |
3 |
MATH 200 (Statistics) |
3 |
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PSY 201 (Gen. Psychology) |
3 |
HIST 101 or 102 (Am. History) |
3 |
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ART 101 (Art Apprec.) |
2 |
POLS 205 (Am. Natl. Gov.) |
3 |
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KINS 101 (Wellness) |
2 |
MUS 101 (Music Apprec.) |
2 |
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BNEW 112 (New Testament) |
2 |
BOLD 101 (Old Testament) |
2 |
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15 |
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16 |
Sophomore Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester |
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Hrs. |
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Hrs. |
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ENG 211 (Composition II) |
3 |
ENG 201/202 (Lit. West. World) |
3 |
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CJ 261 (Intro to CJ) |
3 |
CJ 280 (HBSE I) |
3 |
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PSY 325 (Statistics) |
3 |
PSY 330 (Research) |
3 |
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Physical Science (PHS 111, 112, 113,115 or 116) |
3 |
HIST 110 or 111 (Western Civ.) |
3 |
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KINS (Activity course) |
1 |
Global Literacy |
3 |
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BIBLE (211, 213, 251, 234, or 202) |
2 |
BIBLE (211, 213, 251, 234, or 202) |
2 |
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15 |
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17 |
Junior Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester |
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Hrs. |
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Hrs. |
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CJ 340 (Criminal Law) |
3 |
CJ 342 (Criminal Procedure) |
3 |
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Global Literacy |
3 |
CJ 343 (Criminology) |
3 |
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Major Elective |
3 |
Major Elective |
3 |
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Major Elective |
3 |
Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
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Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
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Bible |
2 |
Bible |
2 |
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17 |
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17 |
Senior Year
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester |
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Hrs. |
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Hrs. |
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CJ 425 (Professionalism & Ethics) |
3 |
Major Elective (See Note 3) |
3 |
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Major Elective (See Note 3) |
3 |
Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
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Elective (College of A&H, Sci., or Bus.) * |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 |
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Free Elective |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 |
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Free Elective |
3 |
Bible |
2 |
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Bible |
2 |
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17 |
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14 |
* Required: 15 hrs. from the College of Arts & Humanities, the College of Sciences, or College of Business, incl. 9 upper-level hrs.
Note 1: See Catalog for required prerequisites for all CJ courses plus PSY 382, 407; SWK 410; POLS 425.
Note 2: Major Electives to be chosen from: CJ 350, 450, 470; PSY 380, 382, 407, 415; MGT 368; Bus 317; PRS 371; POLS 435; SWK 395, 410, 411; ENG 281.
Note 3:Students are strongly encouraged to take CJ 470 Internship in Criminal Justice in the fall or spring of Sr. year. Students may take CJ 470 in either the fall or spring semester of Sr. year…but may not take it both semesters.
Note 4: If student plans to enter Masters or Doctoral program in CJ, then PSY 435 (Adv. Research) is a MUST. Prerequisites are: CJ 325 & CJ 330 with a minimum grade of "B" in these courses.
Note 5: Some criminal justice agencies have specific physical requirements in order to qualify for employment. Student should check with the specific agency in which he/she is interested for any applicable requirements.
Note 6: The student seeking a degree in Criminal Justice should be aware that some careers in the criminal justice field require a criminal background check.